Monday April 15 was the 2013 ACS Awards Night at the Maggiano’s Little Italy in Brentwood. The evening honored our region’s Outstanding College Juniors, and winners of the High School Chemistry Contest. The Chemical Science and Technology Award and High School Chemistry Teacher Award were also presented. There were 125 people in attendance, including the […]
The American Society for Pharmacognosy is hosting their 2013 national meeting right here in River City, July 13-17, at the Hyatt-Regency downtown. The theme of this year’s meeting, Natural Products at a Crossroad: Current and Future Directions, naturally centers on natural products, including a plenary address by Peter Raven of the Missouri Botanical Garden. Another
We are pleased to announce the winners of the Outstanding Junior Chemistry Student awards for 2013. Each college and university in the local section territory chooses its winner; all are feted at Awards Night in April. Michael C Boucher and Christopher Mejias (co-winners), Washington University Aaztli Coria, Maryville University Steven Doonan, Saint Louis University Garrett
Earth Day is April 20th, and tradition has it that chemists celebrate by bringing their science to the public. At the Science Center. Between 10am and 4pm. Here are two opportunities for you to make it happen. Volunteers needed to staff tables at these activities: Kids and Chemistry is seeking volunteers for chemistry outreach fun.
The Saint Louis University Department of Chemistry and Sigma-Aldrich Corporation present Peter Dervan, the 2013 Sigma-Aldrich Lecturer. Dr Dervan is the Bren Professor of Chemistry at Cal Tech. He has won over a dozen major national and international awards for his work in sequence-specific recognition of DNA by designed small molecules. He will be in
Please join the Younger Chemists Committee for Career Management Seminar XVIII: Electronic Communication Etiquette Thursday, April 18, at 6:30 PM Washington University in St Louis—Danforth Campus McMillen Laboratory Room 311 The presenters will give us their perspectives on best uses of email in professional communications: Elizabeth Petre, Washington University, Optimizing Electronic Communications and David Feldman,
Neall West graduated in 2007 from Saint Louis Community College with an Associate of Applied Science degree in Chemical Technology as well as an Associate of Arts degree in General Studies. He began working in the QC lab at Jost Chemical Company, their first chemist on second shift and weekends. Due to his education and
Places are based on a written test given in March. There are two divisions: the Regular Division exam is open to students who are in their first year of high school chemistry (other than an AP course); the Advanced Division to those taking their second high school chemistry course or AP chemistry. Each exam has
On Saturday March 9, we assembled at a new (for us) venue that got a thumbs-up for future use: Sapore Italian Café in Kirkwood. In all, 29 attended, among that number four new 50-year members and one new 60-yearer, plus ten former or current chairs. All seemed happy to have their photos taken, but this
Honors Division, Grades 9–12 First Place: John Vikman, Measurement of the Vaporization Enthalpy of L-Deprenyl by Means of Correlation Gas Chromatography, Grade 11, Wentzville Holt High School, Wentzville, MO. Second Place: Bryan Love, The Catalytic Activity of an Iron (II) Amine Based Complex in the Oxidation of Alcohols, Grade 12, Wentzville Holt High School, Wentzville,
